Farhadi To Receive Honorary Heart Of Sarajevo Award
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- Asghar Farhadi will receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo award at the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival (August 14-21, 2026) and accept in person
- The Sarajevo Film Festival will screen a retrospective of Farhadi's work as part of its 'Tribute To' program, eight years after he served as jury president in 2018 when 'Everybody Knows' screened in the Open Air program
- Farhadi's two Academy Awards (for "A Separation" and "The Salesman") bookend a run that includes the 2021 Cannes Grand Prix for "A Hero" and a recent Cannes screening of his latest film "Parallel Tales," shot in France
- Festival director Jovan Marjanović called Farhadi's body of work a reminder that 'the most profound dramas are often concealed within everyday life,' noting his films 'do not offer easy answers'
Why it matters: For a two-time Oscar winner with three decades of work and a Cannes Grand Prix on the shelf, the honorary award formalizes Farhadi's standing in world cinema while giving Sarajevo a marquee in-person appearance at its 32nd edition — paired with a full retrospective that doubles as a career survey for audiences who may know him mainly from 'A Separation.'
